An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.3% of workers in Saiha are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Saiha, which ranks 11 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,25,182 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.4%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 67.2%.